Zechariah 5:3

And he said to me, This is the curse that goes forth over the face of the whole earth: for every thief shall be punished with death on this side, and every false swearer shall be punished on that side.

Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

Then said he unto me, This is the curse that goeth forth over the face of the whole earth: for every one that stealeth shall be cut off as on this side according to it; and every one that sweareth shall be cut off as on that side according to it.

In Context

2And he said to me, What seest thou? And I said, I see a flying sickle, of the length of twenty cubits, and of the breadth of ten cubits.

4And I will bring it forth, saith the Lord Almighty, and it shall enter into the house of the thief, and into the house of him that swears falsely by my name: and it shall rest in the midst of his house, and shall consume it, and the timber of it, and the stones of it.

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Cross References

Leviticus 19:11Ye shall not steal, ye shall not lie, neither shall one bear false witness as an informer against his neighbour.

Deuteronomy 11:28and the curse, if ye do not hearken to the commands of the Lord our God, as many as I command you this day, and ye wander from the way which I have commanded you, having gone to serve other gods, which ye know not.

Deuteronomy 28:15But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken to the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe all his commandments, as many as I charge thee this day, then all these curses shall come on thee, and overtake thee.

Deuteronomy 29:19And it shall be if one shall hear the words of this curse, and shall flatter himself in his heart, saying, + 29:19 Lit. May holy things happen to me. See the use of ὅσια in Is. 55. 3; Acts 13. 34.Let good happen to me, for I will walk in the error of my heart, lest the sinner destroy the guiltless with him:

Proverbs 29:24He that shares with a thief, hates his own soul: and if any having heard an oath uttered tell not of it,

Matthew Henry on Zechariah 5:2-5

The Vision of the Flying Roll. ( b. c. 520.) 1 Then I turned, and lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and behold a flying roll. 2 And he said unto me, What seest thou? And I answered, I see a flying roll; the length thereof is twenty cubits, and the breadth thereof ten cubits. 3 Then said he unto me, This is the curse that goeth forth over the face of the whole earth: for every one that stealeth shall be cut off as on this side according to it; and every one that sweareth shall be cut off as on that side according to… Read the whole commentary →

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